The DeSantis containment thread -- all things DeSantis go here

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BreatheUT said:
Why do you think Tennessee did a better job? I'm not saying they didn't but I do know the state has low testing scores.
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Bill Lee left decisions on schools open/closed to the locals, never instituted a statewide mandate on masks or vax (either direction) until the legislature passed one that was veto proof. Yes, he overreacted and played chicken little the first 2 months of the pandemic but he didn't close the state, DeSantis did in the beginning.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
And I disagree with you.

There were areas of Orange County that did just fine, and there were other areas like Orlo Vista and downtown Orlando that got 3-5 feet of flooding, trashing homes and vehicles.
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We don't need to rush to election concessions everytime a hurricane hits Florida in September of an election year especially for the areas not directly hit. That's ridiculous.
 
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utvols88 said:
We don't need to rush to election concessions everytime a hurricane hits Florida in September of an election year especially for the areas not directly hit. That's ridiculous.
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Then why give concessions at all?

You didn’t have to take a direct hit from Hurricane Ian to lose your house and possessions. That’s been clearly documented.

Your take is no less ridiculous.
 
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Desantis needed an answer for the potential presidential run and Crist needs a better platform if that is his message today. That he got Desantis to not say yes, he would be there for his term.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
Then why give concessions at all?

You didn’t have to take a direct hit from Hurricane Ian to lose your house and possessions. That’s been clearly documented.

Your take is no less ridiculous.
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Because the concessions aren't about losing your house. It's about losing precinct sites. If those sites are largely unaffected, hardship to vote does not exist like it does with a direct hit area.
 
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Majors said:
Desantis needed an answer for the potential presidential run and Crist needs a better platform if that is his message today. That he got Desantis to not say yes, he would be there for his term.
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His presidential run is inconsequential to this election. The idea that we may have a special election in two years being worse than voting for a guy who is in contradiction with most ideals of another is silly. "Well I might have to vote for gov in two years again so I'll vote for a guy I disagree with" isn't a winning message.

That's my take with that being a point in general. Not specific to desantis.
 
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utvols88 said:
His presidential run is inconsequential to this election. The idea that we may have a special election in two years being worse than voting for a guy who is in contradiction with most ideals of another is silly. "Well I might have to vote for gov in two years again so I'll vote for a guy I disagree with" isn't a winning message
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Agree, but he knew this question would be raised and a quick hit answer would have squashed any chance for a Crist soundbite.
 
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Majors said:
Agree, but he knew this question would be raised and a quick hit answer would have squashed any chance for a Crist soundbite.
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They agreed to not ask questions to each other before the debate. Crist went against that. I'm not sure there is a quick way without a sound bite to squash that. Moderator would have cut him off. She did a decent job.
 
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utvols88 said:
His presidential run is inconsequential to this election. The idea that we may have a special election in two years being worse than voting for a guy who is in contradiction with most ideals of another is silly. "Well I might have to vote for gov in two years again so I'll vote for a guy I disagree with" isn't a winning message.

That's my take with that being a point in general. Not specific to desantis.
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Where it hurts DeSantis is with those on the fence.
 
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hog88 said:
Where it hurts DeSantis is with those on the fence.
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There aren't any of those folks voting. DeSantis has mobilized the anti-woke crowd and ginned them up to be a platform for his POTUS run. Crist is weaksauce that has ZERO respect from any significant base or group. Every Dem I know is shaking their heads that this was the best we could come up with. Its very disheartening. DeSantis will win by double digits, in a cakewalk.
 
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lawgator1 said:
There aren't any of those folks voting. DeSantis has mobilized the anti-woke crowd and ginned them up to be a platform for his POTUS run. Crist is weaksauce that has ZERO respect from any significant base or group. Every Dem I know is shaking their heads that this was the best we could come up with. Its very disheartening. DeSantis will win by double digits, in a cakewalk.
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You casting a vote for Crist?
 
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BreatheUT said:
How has Desantis been bad for Florida?
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We have serious problems in this state. Infrastructure and roads is a HUGE concern for those of that live here. It took me three hours to drive 70 miles the other day, from Tampa to Orlando.

Crime is a huge problem in some communities. Jacksonville, with a Republican mayor, has a homicide rate twice as high as NYC's.

Homelessness is a huge problem, particularly in Miami.

Instead of addressing that DeSantis is bashing Disney over gay politics, getting into fights with school boards over banning books, and the like. Its all a bunch of nonsense that affects the tiniest portion of the population, but which brings out the right wing loons to his press conferences to cheer him as he harkens back to the 1950s.

Got news for you. Its 2022. The demographics have changed. Technology has changed. Its time we had leadership that gets past the petty cultural crap and makes daily life better for the rest of us.
 
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